The Map of Early Modern London
The Map of Early Modern London maps the streets, sites,
and significant boundaries of late sixteenth-century and early
seventeenth-century London (1560-1640). Taking the "Agas" map as its platform,
the project links encyclopedia-style articles, scholarly work, student work,
editions, and literary texts to the places mentioned therein. Students will view
the landmarks of Shakespeare's London, and learn about the history and culture
of the city in which he lived and worked. Teachers will find the map and index
useful in teaching Renaissance plays and other texts set in London. Scholars are
welcome to contribute articles, links, sources, or compilations of data.
Click on the Map to begin your journey or go to the
Index to search for sites, streets,
churches, wards, neighbourhoods, people, and livery companies. The Index also
links to a concordance that allows you to
browse references to early modern London in contemporary plays.
-- Dr. Janelle Jenstad (General
Editor). This page last updated: 10 May 2012. We add new pages and update
existing pages throughout the site several times a week.
© The Agas map is used on this website by kind permission of
the London Metropolitan Archives, Corporation of the City of London. Copyright
law prohibits further reproduction of these images in any form under any
circumstances. More Information.
This research was supported by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council.